The U.S. also surpassed 50 million COVID-19 cases, the most in the world. Two experts who raised early warnings discuss how the losses continue to deepen.

As the year ends, the delta variant is fueling another wave of hospitalizations, court battles are brewing over vaccine mandates and fresh questions are swirling.

The policy goes into effect Jan. 3, with a short grace period.

The updates come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization are all rising again and the U.S. hovers around 800,000 pandemic deaths.

Women are picking up gig work in droves, many motivated by the need for flexibility. But experts say it could cost them in the long term.

At least 70% of state employees are vaccinated, N.J. health officials said. All but seven state agencies that reported numbers have even higher vaccination rates.

“We're making every effort to make sure the current surge doesn't affect our ability to take care of non-COVID patients.”

At least five school districts in the Philadelphia suburbs are no longer requiring face masks to be worn by students and staff.

The mandate will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Restaurant employees will also have to show that they are vaccinated.

Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.

Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Culinary students from Delcastle Technical High School deliver 12,000 cookies to ChristianaCare workers amid the latest COVID spike.

Cities such as New York and San Francisco have required proof of vaccination to eat inside a restaurant for months.

The world has "lost the plot" on equitable vaccine access and is falling far short of targets to vaccinate the global south, according to scathing assessments from experts.

Businesses owned by people of color and women were more likely to report losing revenue, and less likely to get federal aid they applied for.